The story told in this movie is simple but demonstrates the power of visual storytelling. San Te's oddball level-based training explicitly pays off later in a manner that weirdly reminds me of The Karate Kid.
One of the last major encounters is simply exceptional though - long takes at night with tens of stunt performers and everything looks is in focus, well lit, and easy to follow.
The movie's sappy patriotic core is a perfect complement to Judy Holliday's incredible performance. Despite having the loudest characters (literally and figuratively), this movie won me over with its playful enthusiasm.
Zac Snyder once again tries to tell us all that plot, motivation, character, and setting are irrelevant when you have a REALLY cool two seconds of film in mind and you have to get there somehow.
It reminds me of the soulless me-too Star Wars clones in the early 80s... like Krull without any of the downtime, or Flash Gordon without Queen (or joy).
So far, Rebel Moon feels like an adaptation of a rambling serialized comic. If this were…
Hard to ask for more out of a kid's movie! It's bright, fast, upbeat, and ridiculously goofy. Jim Carrey over delivers (as usual) and it's amazing.
